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Nigeria postpones state elections amid dispute over presidential vote

Nigeria postpones state elections amid dispute over presidential vote

Electoral commission says it is pushing back polling due to problems with digital voting system

Nigeria has postponed Saturday’s crucial state elections amid wrangling over a presidential vote that opposition parties claim was rigged.

The electoral commission emerged from an hours-long meeting on Wednesday night to announce it was pushing back polls to elect powerful state governors by a week.

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